2022 did not go to plan. And that’s taking into account the flimsiness of plan I had. Covid struck in March and much of the rest of the year was spent, in one way or another, dealing with its fallout. But that’s taken enough of my energy already so on to the obligatory review of […]
Writing
Preptober: Part Two
It’s November and NaNoWriMo has started. And I’ve realised I haven’t updated you with part two of my Preptober. The first part, where I talk about focus and creating my version of an Artist’s Statement, is here if you haven’t seen it and would like to take a look. The second element of my novel […]
Preptober: Part One
It’s October and, if you’ve been in the writing community for more than approximately 24 hours, you’ll most likely know that it means November’s NaNoWriMo is on the horizon. Rendering this month “Preptober”. Now, I’m not going to lie, as a pantser I generally don’t go in for too much preparation at any time but […]
My Top 5 Reads of 2021
I used to be able to devour a book a week without really even thinking about it. Back then, I was a carefree college student with absolutely no idea how lucky I was to have so much spare time or even an awareness of how much time I actually did have. But things have changed. […]
2021 Intentions
Note: I wrote this at the end of last year and completely forgot about it! So here I am, posting it now in the spirit of ‘better late than never’. After the year that was 2020, I’m not entirely sure that setting goals or intentions is the greatest idea. However, I’m feeling cavalier and […]